She was testifying about the events of June 8, 2006, when Pender is accused of entering Jones' backyard and shooting him once in the head with a .38 caliber revolver. Jones died as a result of the shot.

"We were a loving family," McGaha said. "We took care of each other. We loved each other."

McGaha and her daughter, Tonya Garron, lived with Jones and his daughter, Latasha Ennals, in their home on Sharp Street in Millville for 10 years. They lived as one family.

That day, they had each come home from work and spent time with their daughters before the daughters left the home, and McGaha and Jones went to the store. Upon returning from the store, they discovered Pender in the backyard.

After a brief discussion with Pender, Jones told McGaha to run. Once she saw Pender brandishing a weapon, McGaha rushed to a neighbor's house to call for help.

It was the last time she would see Jones until she returned with a neighbor to find Jones lying in the backyard with blood coming from his head.